Mathew Street Festival is Europe’s biggest free music festival event and comes to the streets of Liverpool city centre again this late August Bank Holiday Weekend. This hugely successful street festival celebrates its seventeenth year.With the expansion of the Mathew Street Festival to include the Fringe there will be much larger number of venues involved in the 2009 experience and the Directory of Liverpool are hoping to attend for their first time this year.

How to get to the Mathew Street Festival

Wherever you are travelling from you need to arrive at Liverpool Lime Street Train Station. Be aware that the last trains out of Lime Street all run shortly after 11.30pm so check here to make sure you don’t get left behind.

What to expect when you get to Mathew Street

The Mathew Street festival outside stage performances run from 11am until 6pm on both days. Over the Bank Holiday weekend the six outdoor stages will see music from over ninety bands with visitors from more than fifteen different countries.You can get a full run down of performances at the Mathew Street Festival What’s On page.Keep up to date with the Mathew Street Festival on Facebook or Follow Mathew Street on Twitter.

Recommended reading about Mathew Street Festival:

Jade Wright’s article in the Liverpool Daily Echo calls for two unsigned bands wanted to perform as a representation of the city of Liverpool’s new music talent.Brilliant run down of what to expect from the weekend’s events at ArtinLiverpool.comLearn more

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